Guard, Reserve aid in California firefighting efforts
Master Sgt. Mitch Lefler gives the OK to fill the Module Air Fire Fighting System with fire retardant on a C-130 Hercules during a refueling stop Oct. 25 at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. Sergeant Lefler is assigned to the 145th Maintenance Squadron from Charlotte, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)